Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:58 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:27 am – 5:04 pm
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People3,163 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.01,540 householdsMedian household income $65,738Median home value $339,300Median rent $883 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,843 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 1,151 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, construction 20%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 38 minutes66% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 28°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 2 days19 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bedford station, 14 mi away; snow from Huddleston 4 Sw
Parks and public landsSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 6.0 miSmith Mountain Cooperative Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 4,997 acresSmith Mountain Lake Community Parkpark · 7.6 miMoneta Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 119 acresBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 13.1 mi · 244 acresThe National D-Day Memorialhistoric site · 13.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200929 mi away, near Cave Spring, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200929 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 28 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBedford Regional Water Authority (brwa)serves 38,794 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation824 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentra Bedford Memorial Hospital15.1 miPost officeHuddleston Post Office4.7 miFire stationHuddleston Volunteer Fire Department Company 71.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH21 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO76 miInterstateI-58126 miUS highwayUS 298.8 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH26 miCoachAltavista (Walmart)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24104 ZIP area.
